Chapter 399: Xiuyuan opens

Even if she had deliberately said that to coax him, what could he do? After all, he was just her cousin. And also the cousin who’s parents had treated her very badly.

Lian Hai became more and more irritable just thinking about it and his face became unsightly.

“You’re not at all embarrassed to say this! As if it has nothing to do with you!” Lian Hai finally complained to Lian Li and Madam Qiao, unable to tolerate it any longer. “I just said it a while ago! If you don’t like them, don’t look at them or care about them! Other people don’t provoke them! What is wrong with you, why bother to trouble people over and over again? If you were kind to them, the relationship between our two families wouldn’t get to this point. If it weren’t for me, huh, I’m afraid they would have severed it clean long ago!”

Lian Li frowned, opened his mouth to refute his son, but couldn’t say a word.

Madam Qiao snorted. “Who would have thought that dead girl could get this kind of luck today? If I had known it earlier—”

If she had known it earlier, what would she have done?

If she had known it earlier, would she have agreed to be pleasant to her and stop scolding her? No! She would never have been able to do it!

Ha, if she had known it earlier, she would have made it clear to Zhang Li Zheng and the village elders that in the future, the two branches would be one house and one family and the little boys would be taken care of by them. In this way, wouldn’t everything about them become theirs?

Including the children, they would have had to work honestly for them!

Hmph, and that dead girl! If Lian Fang Zhou had dared to be disobedient, then just sell her!

The more Madam Qiao thought about it, the more she regretted it and the more she hated Lian Fang Zhou, who was the one who proposed to write the letter of separation.

That dead girl, she was filled with ghosts! She didn’t know anyone else like her!

“It would be great if the two families could live as a family.” Madam Qiao sighed.

Lian Hai only felt annoyed when he heard her. Even now, his mother was still so confused!

But thinking about her last sentence, his eyes couldn’t help but brighten. Then he smiled bitterly and shook his head. Sighing, he said: “It’s come to this point and there is written evidence to prove it, there is nothing else to do. From now on, be polite to them. Don’t show up in front of them and make people talk!”

Behind the closed door of their house, Lian Hai had never bothered about Madam Qiao throwing the words ‘dead girl’ around, his mother was always like this. What could he say as her son?

“Then, in case she won’t tell us even if there is a chance in the future, what should we do?” Lian Li asked again.

Lian Hai’s eyebrows rose subconsciously before he frowned and shook his head. “No, Fang Zhou is not that kind of person! Since she personally agreed, she will definitely do it.”

His eyes firmed and said gravely, “I won’t let her break her promise.”

“Do you havea good idea?” Madam Qiao’s eyes lit up, eager to ask.

She had long ago hoped that her son would think of a good idea for her to teach Lian Fang Zhou a lesson. She believed her son, who was educated and therefore much smarted than that dead girl, could come up with some very good ideas.

Unfortunately, her son had never paid attention to her wish.

Now that she heard this, she was excited all over.

“Just leave it alone!” Lian Hai frowned again, feeling that both of his temples were starting to ache.

He really didn’t understand, why did his parents insist on starting so much trouble with the second branch? Especially his mother, why did she hate Fang Zhou so much that she clenched her teeth?

All they knew how to do was beat and scold, bully and torment! Didn’t they know when to retreat and advanced?

Thinking of this, he smiled helplessly… Of course they didn’t understand, they had never read a book!

Lian Hai had no interest in persuading or explaining things to them. Looking at Lian Li and Madam Qiao, he said with a serious face: “I will say it again. Don’t bother about this. I have my own ideas! Also, don’t think about making trouble with them in the future. Even if I’m only your son, please listen to me!”

“You—”

The faces of his parents changed, both looking like they were in a daze.

They exchanged a look, unable to believe that their son had said this.

“Alright,” Lian Li finally said reluctantly, “since you have a plan, we will listen to you.”

“Good! Thank you, Father, Mother!” Lian Hai finally relaxed, smiling.

~

On the Ninth day of the ninth month, Xiuyuan opened with a lively celebration, as planned.

As expected, Lian Fang Zhou did not come.

The amount of mature cotton was growing by the day and she was becoming more and more busy. Moreover, the autumn harvest had already begun and there was a shortage of manpower. Not to mention others, her family needed to harvest more than 60 acres of rice in just a few days!

After harvesting, they also had to raise the field, spread it out, and store the rice in the warehouse and everyone was too busy!

In desperation, Lian Fang Zhou had to ask Zhao Liu to hire more of the trustworthy workers and arrange for her family to take care of them.

They needed to take advantage of the continuous sunny weather. If they could collect more, they would rush to collect more, who knew when it would start to rain!

Once it rained, the harvest could only be delayed.

Additionally, the mature cotton couldn’t stand the rain!

Cui Shao Xi came to attend the opening ceremony of Xiuyuan. Hearing that Lian Fang Zhou had not come, he did not show any disappointment.

He also did not mention Lian Fang Zhou or anything related to her while talking to Fang Qing or Su Jing He. Talking and laughing with his cousin and cousin-in-law without complaints, it seemed as if they had gone back to the past.

It was just that his eyes were much deeper and his expression was no longer as frivolous as before.

Su Jing He’s heart was a bit itchy. When he found the right opportunity, he couldn’t help but ask him a few words.

Cui Shao Xi only smiled faintly and said casually, “Isn’t this what you wanted to see? What? Cousin isn’t used to it anymore? If I entangle Fang Zhou as a stalker, you will be happy?”

 “What nonsense are you talking about!” Su Jing He patted him on the shoulder and sighed.

His remarks clearly showed the resentment and unwillingness hidden in his heart, but what could he do to help him?

“I just hope you really understand and want to move forward.” Su Jing He said finally.

“Cousin!” Cui Shao Xi couldn’t help but laugh, “I have never thought that one day you would say something like this! This is not what Cousin said before!”

Su Jing He touched his nose a little awkwardly and smiled.

Sure enough, people with stained histories can’t afford to throw stones!

Xiuyuan’s opening event was very successful. A total of forty to fifty local businessmen and noblemen who were born and raised in Shuangliu county and stayed to do business, participated in the event. In addition, they brought close to two or three hundred people made up of their concubines, mistresses, and lackeys.

TN: I think Lian Hai is up to something!